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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on their religion. If Muslim, no. If Christian, yes (unless Palestinian). If Jewish, yes except by white supremacists.

-Christian Middle Easterner who is always read as white[/quote]

Are you kidding me? Religion? 
Ughhhhhh I can’t take the simple mindedness![/quote]

PP here. I am an American of Middle Eastern descent and this is honestly how i feel we are perceived in the US. Yes, I agree that it's stupid, I think [b]when it comes to the Middle East people mix up race, ethnicity, and religion in bizarre ways[/b]. I hope people aren't reading my comment as a promotion of that view, just an observation from my own experience. [/quote]

+1  I totally agree with this comment.  I also think that some of the terminology used by the state and federal government for demographics does not allow people to be factually correct in stating their race, ethnicity and (gasp) religion.[/quote]

I also think PP is on to something.

Will also note that I know some Christian Lebanese who do not view themselves as Arabs.  DH has that origin (and is Christian) but is from another Middle Eastern country.  He considers himself Arab.

I also know Assyrians from the Middle East who do not consider themselves Arabs; many Middle Easterners would agree.[/quote]

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